Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-24
THE WEST.

THE WEST.
Two persons were killed and several bad
| ly injured recently by boiler explosion in
| a factory at Ithaca, Mich.
SMALLPOX has made its appearance II
GAINESVILLE, Wis, and is causing genera
alarm.
GEORGE S. CRAWFORD, lumber dealer, OF
Cincinnati, has assigned. Liabilities, 500,
/ 600; assets, 1000.
JAMES DRIscoLL & Sons carriage works
at Springfield, o., have been closed on ex
ecutions. The failure was said to be a bad
one.
THOMAS O'HARA, a coal miner, fell be-
tween two cars Of a moving train, neal
Jessup, Ind, the other day and was in,
stantiy killed.
COUNTY CLERK WULFF, OF. Chicago, has
upon the advice of his attorney, refused tc
enter upon the records the marriage license
returned by Justice Englehart, who per
formed the proxy marriage ceremony OF
August Spies andoMs Nina Van Zandt.
GENERAL E. s. BRAGG has been confined tc
his home in Fond du Lac, Wis, by illness.
His eyesight failed him while he was out
driving, and partial paralysis completely
blinded one eye, but he thinks the loss OF
sight is not permanent.
The Chicago manager of the Ansonia
Closk Company, of New York, John E.
about $4,000 and absconded to Canada.
The bookkeeper of the Chicago branch,
William Watson, defauIted for IS, 500 and
has been arrested.
ABOUT 100000 counterfeit money has
been found among the cash held In the sub
treasury in Chicago.
CHARLES r. GLOVER, Of Long Pine, Kan,
has been disbarred from practice before
the Interior Department.
SUBMISSION has been defeated in the
Illinois Legislature
ROBERT FURNACE and Jesse Jennings,
two farmers, while crossing a railroad
track about a mile from Nokomis, Ill, in a
wagon the other evening were struck by a
train and instantly killed.
THE engine and tender OF the east bound
morning train on the Marietta, Columbus q
Northern railroad went through the Vim
cent trestle near Marietta, O., on the 10th.
Lyle Vincent and Albert Boothby, engineer
and fireman. were killed, and John Mccoy
ana William Stewart, conductor and brake
man, were badly scalded, while Michael
Early, passenger, had his left leg mashed.
JOHN E. STEITEs, charged with attempt
ing TO place q dynamite bomb on the track
of the Suffer street cable line, San Fren-
cisco. was found guilty on the 18th. Sen
tence deferred.
Owing to melting Stow, inundasious were
reported on the 10th along the line of the
Northern Pacific in Dakota
The striking section hands OF the Pitts
burgh, Fort Wayne Il Chicago railway have
been paid of and discharged. Their places
were filled by Italians.
The employees Of the American wife
works at Cleveland, O.. who struck recent
ly for more wages have voted TO Feturn to
work at the old rates.
THE funeral of Captain James B. Eads
took place from Christ Church, st. louis,
on the 18th. Rev. DR.. Schuyler officiated
and was assisted by Rev. Mr. Reed. Tho
remains were inferred in Bellefontane
Cemetery.
A PANIC occurred at the Roman Catholic
Church of the Nativity, Chicago. on the 18th.
The church was completely crowded. All at
once there was sharp crack, followed by a
grinding crash, and fully 200 men, women
and children were precipitated ten feet, the
entire platform having given way. Ewenty-
three pers ons received more or less serious
injuries. Mrs. Burns, an aged woman, and
John Quinn had their backs broken and will
die.